The Seattle chapter of Dorkbot, in collaboration with 911 Media Arts Center, is opening a new juried art exhibit, “Strange Things,” with an opening night party on June 27th, 2009. Sayeth the Press Release: New and exciting genres of art emerge as artists, scientists and technologists bring together their expertise to push the boundaries of […]
Here’s a short documentary about three Boston-area makers, David Dowling, Dennis Svoronos, and Brady Scott, shot by Patrick Johnson, as they fabricate a steam boiler dubbed Ignatius the Fire Pig. Modern Alchemy [via Steampunk Workshop]
I’ve wanted to get into knifemaking since I was a teenager, but for years had been deterred by the belief that I first needed to buy a bunch of expensive equipment, like a 3-wheel belt grinder and an annealing oven. Then I found Wayne Goddard’s $50 Knife Shop, which is a compilation of material originally […]
We are proud of our friend and colleague, Thomas Zimmerman, who was honored today as California’s Volunteer of the Year. Tom, who has written a half dozen terrific how-to articles for MAKE (including an electronic drum kit, a lensless microscope, a simple way to interconnect protoboards, a one-string electric guitar from plastic tubing, a TV-to-synth […]
If you hang around makers long enough, especially older ones, sooner or later somebody will mention Dave Gingery. And then everybody within earshot will either A) genuflect or B) look around in confusion at all the people who are genuflecting. For those in the latter category, here’s an explanation I wrote for Supernaturale awhile back: […]
Recently Hackerbot Labs was invited by Intellectual Ventures to demonstrate their Maker Faire Editor’s Choice Award winning high voltage coin shrinker in front of a Vision Research Phantom 100kfps high-speed camera.
Jake Cress is a gifted cabinetmaker in Fincastle, Virginia. Besides traditional pieces in the Chippendale vein, he makes whimsical “animated furniture,” several pieces of which can be viewed on his site. But my personal favorite by far has to be “Oops,” the embarrassed claw-foot chair that has dropped its ball, and wants to sneak it […]
